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      Treasury ; that the office of keeper of the gallery should be abol& d , and that a salaried director be appointed ; a f a fixed sum be annually proposed to Parliament for IJe purchase of pictures , and placed at the disposal of the + r , i « tees and further they recommend that a Royal Com-Mission be issued on combining the various artistic and ^ . hffioloffioal collections in the British Museum , so that a S- National gallery should be commenced with all convenient speed . ' _ -.. '•'' " "' .

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      The Dublin Exhibition reverses the " wayward fate" of Irish undertakings : it has succeeded . Sixty thousand pounds have been received up to the present time , so that Dnrgan is sure not to lose . The sale of season-tickets has been for the last few days nearly as brisk as it was before the opening 1 of tho building , the gross number exceeding 20 , 000 . Tho Saturday or half-crown day visitors amount to 170 , 000 , while the sum of 20 , 000 ? . has been already realized by tho admissions at Is . Monday was tho best day of tho Exhibition , tho grand total of visitors amounting to no less than 18 , 103 , and the receipts to nearly 9001 . Tho telegraph is stretching its wiry arms all ovor

      Ireland . The contractors have ongaged to convoy tho first moasago from Dublin to Belfast , Cork , and Killarney , announcing tho arrival of tho Quoon in Iroland . Tho wires aro at present laid down between Cork and Dublin , with tho oxcoption of about thirty miles . Mr . Elworthy , tho enerineor of tho contractors , Sir Charles Fox , Henderson , and Co ., has made all tho arrangements to complete' the connexion botweon Dublin , Killarnoy , and Cork , within ton days . The submarine lino between Portpatriclc and Donaghadoo has had frequent messagos passed through ifc during tho last fow days . Tho ontiro wire connexion botwoon Bolfaat , Dublin , Cork , and London will bo complete hy tho 1 st of October noxt .

      Mr . John Francis Maguiro has resigned his seat for ljungarvon , in consoquonco of a plodgo to that effect . Ho ib likely to bo roturnod without a contosfc . A now Tonant-Loaguo agitation ia foreshadowed in Iro'' ind , resulting from tho postponement by tho Lords of the wovornmont measures . Tho northern tenant - rightors warmiy thank Sir John Young , Mr . Koogh , and Mr . Na-^ 'Vnf ' 'hoir cordial aid in preparing tho measures . i he money changing hands through tho operations of wio Jincumborod Etttafcos Court is rising to importance in n » weekly divisions . Tho week boforo last 178 , 000 ? . was pa-id in . . A translation of tho Biblo in tho Irish tongue is about bouiff WHued by Dr . M'Malo . The Archbishop ha « already «• anHlated " Moore ' s Melodies" and the " Iliad" into Irish

      Wu p-binldmg in increasing at Belfast . Tho Harbour ^ mm , SHH ) n o rH mo rapidiy , ) rOffreflHing with their pro-I'wai . ionH ior tho now ship-building yard on Queon'H Mand . nHi . « M > n T " i 1 H to bo "I ll larffer scale fclum any other of in n kmd m tho town - 1 } v Wlly of commencing oporo-8 „ ¦ , 1 ? ln < * m nml Australian trade , of 1500 tons . dock J r ^ ™? « r-Bhi P to IJ » ° M «™ * olo . Tho floating uocjc at Zrtttwwck w to bo opened in a few days .

      There is an old man in the Queen ' s Prison who has been thirty-six years in gaol . He is a debtor , and refuses to file his schedule . The other day he applied * oii _ writ of habeas corpus , to be released ; but , being still bbstinatein refusing to file , he was again remanded to . his familiar captivity . » A , steamer rushed against a trading Vessel , meeting it on , the river , near London-bridge . Both felt the shock , but the steamer ( a London and Woolwich boat ) was so broken that the water rushed into the Hold . It was run jn to the nearest wharf , where , it rapidly sunk , the passengers ' hardly escaping . Among the scraps of the Nonconformist we find the folio wine-, perhaps authentic : —" Lord Brougham has come in for a handsome bequest of nearly 30 , 000 ? ., made by the late Mary Flaherty , a Hammersmith spinster . The bequest is ' out of respect and admiration for his unequalled abilities , public conduct , and principles- " ^ / " 1 nwi-rVU-i » -is * lamnti oanin woTrtlll ' Tri n * 11 » KslQ « . CTAT 1 h " mYTlfl . Tt ui

      " \ f iili' ^ 'fri iq . m Qg ^ lU' XUaiMM' ¦ ¦ ¦ ^ Mi »»* fcj * v ^ , m # ^ % ^*^^—v * . was replenishing one , when the spirit ran down the table , and on his little child , four months old . The camphine blazed , and the infant was burned to death . A cradle moving like a clock is among- the practical notions of the Yankee Crystal Palace . It is wound up by clock-work , and will rock for about twenty-four hours without any one going near it . The article is patented , and sells at various prices from six to a hundred dollars . Instead of > vinding up the clock the master of a family contents himself with winding up the cradle . The charities of Coventry have been , left 6000 ? . by the late Richard Saurey Cox , a native of the place . He was ( of course ) a bachelor . Methodism is on the decline . The Wesleyan Conference has for some years had to report an annual decrease in the ranks of the Methpdists . It is officially reported to the Conference now in session that the numbers of the society have fallen off to the extent of more than ten thousand

      members during the past year . A timber-ship capsized in the Trent . The crew escaped , but a little boy , seven years of age , was left in the cabin , it jbeing impossible to get at him , and it was feared he must perish . The vessel shortly afterwards drifted , keel uppermost , to a sandbank , when the persons in charge of the vessel heard the little fellow crying out . He was told to stop quietly where he was , and as he did not seem to know what had happened , they represented that the key of the hatches was lost . Aboutfive o ' clock the next morning , when the tide had gone down and left the vessel nearlydry , a hole was cut into her , and the boy was taken out . He was saturated with wet , having been at one time up to the neck in water ; otherwise he was not injured . Had the hole been cut when the tide was up , the vessel would have filled and sunk , and the boy would havo been drowned .

      The site of the old Roman town of Verulam . is now to be sold . " The historical associations attaching to the place , " says a local paper , " are of more than ordinary interest ; the remains of the old Roman walls are very extensive , and where best preserved a secluded footpath runs along by the side of them . There is a fine view of ibho abbey and town of St . Alban ' s , from the spot where once the old city stood , at something less than half-a-mile ' s distance , the river Ver flowing along the valley between . The destruction of the still remaining portions of the walls would be a national disgrace , and it is to be hoped that whoever may become the purchaser will take care that these interesting relics are strictly preserved . Indeed , at

      no great expense , the walls , which are now in many places aovered with earth , might be restored to tho light of day , and mado to possess additional attractions for the locality . Tho ground where once stood Verulam offers tempting opportunities for exploring antiquaries [ not many years since the amphitheatre was discovered , but is now filled up ] , and those who prosecuted a search with care and diligence would bo amply rewarded for their trouble . Speaking of tho site , Camden says , ' Tho situation of this place is well known to have been close to tho town of St . Alban ' s . Nor

      hath it yet lost its ancient name , for it is still commonly called Verulam ; although nothing of that remains besides ruins of walls , checkered pavements , and Roman coins , which thoy now dig up ; ' and Aubrey states , ' Within tho boundary of the walls of this old city of Vorulam was Vorulam-house , ' ( the seat of Lord Bacon , ) * about half-amile from St . Alban ' s , which his lordship buljt , tho most ingeniously-contrived little pile that ever I saw . ' ' This magnanimous Lord Chancellor had a great mind to have mado it ( Vorulam ) a city again , and he had designed it to bo built with groat uniformity . ' " TJm now nhureh at Limohouse-fiolds has two thirds of

      its sittings froo . A now chapel is to bo built at Edinburgh Castle—on tho site of tho antiont Chapol of St . Margaret . A grand town hall is to bo built at Leeds , tho foundation stono having boon just laid . Tho principal room will bo tho largest in England , with tho exception of Westminator Hall . Tho cost of erection will bo between 60 , 000 / . and 00 , 000 ? .

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      Tho British cotton goods exported luab yoar wore worth 29 , 878 , 0872 ! . Tho now decimal coinago is to bo based on tho mil , ono thousand of which will mako tho present pound , 1 Q 0 ono florin ( 50 ono shilling ) , and 10 ono cent ., Tho sixpbnco will bo 26 mils , and tho present crown 250 mils . Tho cent and two cont piocos will bo silver ; while pioooa of 1 , 2 , and 6 mils will bo copper . Nino millions storling of gold was coined by tho Mint during tho last half yoar . This iB a very largo amount ,

      compared with 00 , 0001 ! . in 1850 , 4 , 000 , 000 ? . in 1861 , and 4 , 000 , 000 ? . in 1852 . Tho affairs of tho Australian Royal Mail Company havo boon considered by a committee . They condomn tho eonduct of ( . ho business by tho Directors , aa showing clearly their inability to diHchargo tho dutiou of supervision ; and thoy recommend that " auxiliary" scrow BtoamorB bo used , inatoud of » t « arnora partly asMHtod by nails . Tho old Directors aro to retire , and now Directors to carry oufc thoao recommendations are to be appointed .

      The corn-merchants of Belfast demand that duty on all corn should be paid by weight . The coal-traders of Newcastle have advanced the price of coal 2 » . per chaldron . Shipping is very scarce at the north-east ports : 10 a per ton has been given to collier vessels for coal to London , arid 18 ? . 10 s . per keel has been given for the carriage of coal to St . " Petersburgh . Seamen are as scarce as ships : St . 1 &S . J and , in some instances , 4 ? . per month has been , paid to seamen going in vessels in the Baltic trade .

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      English railway traffic increases , but the dividends nearly stand still , contrasting strongly with the dividends on French lines . Compared with the first half of the year 1852 , the North Western traffic up to 30 th June , 1853 , shows an increase of 95 , 861 ? . ; the Great Western an increase of 56 , 708 ? . ; the South Western of 27 , 964 ? . ; the London and Brighton of 29 , 274 ? . ; the Eastern Counties of 38 , 463 ? . ; and the Great Northern of 86 , 903 ? . ; or , in other words , the traffic of those lines on an average had increased something like 10 per cent , in the last half-year . The course of the dividends form a contrast . In the first half of 1852 the North Western dividend was at the rate of 5 ^ - per cent . Jn the corresponding period of 1853 its dividend has been declared at the rate of 5 per cent . The 4 per cent , which the Great Western paid in 1852 it has only

      been able to maintain in 1853 . The 3 £ per cent which the South Western paid in 1852 it has been able to raise to 3 £ in 1853 . IttthecorrespondingperiodtheBrightonhasincreased its dividend some four shillings a share , and the Eastern Counties and Great Northern one-half per cent . each . So that , while the traffic of the first half of 1853 has increased at the rate of JO per cent ., in one case the rate of dividend has fallen one-half per cent ., and in the most favourable ^ instances has only risen one-half . The Lancaster and Carlisle Company is the only company in England which pays more than seven per cent ., and five per cent , is our highest rate [ in Ireland the Dublin and Kingstown pay far above this amount ] , while in France few railways pay less than 4 per cen t . The Northern line which carries us to Paris , pays 7 per cent . ; the Paris and Rouen 9 per cent . ; the rail to Strasbourgh , 8 ; and the Western of France no less than 13 per cent .

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      London streets are being greatly improved . A direct line of communication from Blackfriars-bridge to Islington and Eing ' s-cross is being made . The widening of Fenchurch-street is being carried out , and the whole of the houses on the south side are being demolished for that purpose . A great many houses are now being pulled down on the south side of Threadneedle-streefc , to complete the approaches to the Royal Exchange , as also in Dowgatehul , to widen and improve that thoroughfare . Towerstreet thoroughfare is to be widened , forming a direct line of Communication from King William-street to Towerhill . The new thoroughfare from London-bridge to the south side of St . Paul ' Churchyard is nearly finished ; it is to be opened throughout early in October . But tho greatest work in this line is the proposed Underground its

      railway beneath London streets . It will pierce way from the lower end of the Edgware-road to the King ' scross , and will , for the most part , run beneath the Newroad . The estimated capital for the execution of the work is 300 , 000 ? ., and the length will be less than two miles and a half . There will be stations at very short distancessay , at every quarter of a mile ; and it is intended that the charges shall be so moderate that the omnibuses running along the New-road will not have a chance against their subterranean rival . The charge for the whole dis » tanco in the first class will bo only 2 d . Every carriag c will be abundantly lighted . It is expected that tho lino will be in full operation in little more than twelve months . In addition , the Neio Market in Copenhagen-fields is bein g built , and in eighteen months ono of the finest markets in the world will bo open to tho public , in that place .

      Tho pursuit of marriage under difficulties was illu tratod at Sunderland last week . A doctor loved a merchant ' s daughter . Thoro seems to havo beon some objection on tho part of tho relations of tho young lady to tho match , but as almost invariably happens in such cases , a little persecution only sorvod to heigh ton tho attachment . Tho lady was romoved to a short distance from tho town , but tho some lovo which laughs at locksmiths , hero hold space in contoniptuous abhorrence . Thoy mot . They wero determined to have each other , and lor tho purpose of putting it boyond tho powor of mortals to provont the realization of thoir wishes , thoy agreod to olopo ! Time with them was an object , and thoy accordingly selected , an tho place moat suitable and most accessible for tho

      attainment of thoir desired end , tho cathedral city—Durham . After making tho necessary arrangomonts , they accordingly proceeded thithor ; but what was thoir mortification to find , on thoir arrival , that tho bishop and all tho clergymen wore away at a visitation—it could not bo dono tliere . Undaunted by this robuff to their fond anticipations , thoy determined to try another placo , and so hastonod by lirafc train to Newcastle . But thoro , too , a misfortune awmtod thorn which thoy had not calculated upon . TJioy did not arrivo in tho " canny town" till after twolvo o ' clock- —ot courso a considerable time too lato for tho marringo ritos to bo celebrated that day . What was to ho done ? thoy

      had gono sp far with . thoir project , would they not endeavour to carry it out P Aftor having dared ho muoh , would thoy not daro all P Yob—thoro w / ih Grofcna—to that place thoy hied , tho marriago wan duly peribrmod , and tho happy pair camo back " thoir way rojoioing , A lh-o broko out List nig ht at a shop in King Willmrn-Btreot , Strand . A correspondent , who afforcte . no particulara , mentions tho fact , in order to state his approbation at tho promptitudo and manly energy ot tho firomen . Tho bold follows wero pronont boforo tho inmates of tho houHO were even aware of thoir danger . Ono man , by moans of a low ladder , had entered at tho toe ot tho house , and Delo

      others woro working thoir ongmo w , whon , as yet , thoro wus no symptom of thoro boing a flinglo human being witjbin . Such caopo , though unrecorded , aro of daily occurrence .

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      The French Princes of the House of Orleans—the donate do Paris , Prince Robert of Orleans , and Count Paul of Aniou—are at present in Dublin , and visited the Great Exhibition and some of the institutions of the city on A Prussian prince suggests propriety to native dignitaries . His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert , Lord High . Admiral of the Prussian navy , arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday evening . No salutes or other ceremonies were ob served , by his Royal Highness ' s express desire . _ . An old General died suddenly on Wednesday . General Sir Frederick Adam , Colonel of the 21 st Regiment of Foot ( Boyal North British Fusiliers ) , having been on a visit to bis brother , Admiral Sir Charles Adam , K . C . IJ ., Governor of Greenwich Hospital , entered one of the carriages on the Greenwich railway yesterday morning , for the purpose of returning to London , and suddenly ceased to exist . Sir Frederick Adam served in Holland , and was present in the actions of the 27 th of August , 10 th of September , and . 2 nd of October , 1799 ; he was also present in the actions of the 8 th , 13 th , and 21 st of March , 1801 , in Egypt . He was severely wounded near Alicante , on the 12 th of April , 1813 ; and at the Pass of Ordall he received two wounds , one of which broke his left arm , and the other shattered his left hand . The late gallant officer was also severely wounded at the Battle of Waterloo . His commission as Colonel of the 21 st North British Fusiliers bears date May 31 , 1843 , and his decease places the Colonelcy of that regiment at the disposal of the Commander-in-chief . "We understand that Mr . Edmpnd O'Flaherty has been appointed , conjointly with Mr . Godley , Commissioner of Income-tax for Ireland- "— GLlobe , Wednesday , Aug . 17 . [ Mr . Edmond O ' Flaherty is brother to Mr-Anthony O'Fiaherty , M . P ., and was the unsuccessful ^ candidate against Mr . Maguire at the last Dungarvan election . ] Mr . Bransby Cooper , an eminent London surgeon , died on Thursday , at the Athenaeum . Club . His death was very Sudden . He had served abroad , and was a man of varied experience . In the year 1812 he entered the army as asgistant-surgeon in the Royal Artillery , and immediately repaired to the Peninsula , where our troops were then vigorously engaged . He was present at the battles of Vifctoria , the Pyrenees , Nivelle , Orthes , the siege of St . Sebastian , an 4 the battle of Toulouse . -Mr . Cooper was admitted a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on the 5 th of December , 1823 , having for three years previously acted as Demonstrator of Anatomy at St . Thomas ' s Hospital , arid having already published a valuable treatise on the ligaments . In 1843 be was elected a honorary fellow of the College , and in 1848 became a member of the council . He made some valuable contributions to the advancement of surgical knowledge , especially in the Gutfs Hospital Reports . He was also the author of Surgical Essays , on the growth and formation of bone , on iractures in general , on dislocations , &o ., and a separate volume on fractures and dislocations .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 20, 1853, page 803, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2000/page/11/